Optegra Eye Health Care
Senior Scrub Nurse
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Senior Scrub Nurse Opportunity in Brighton
Optegra has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Senior Scrub Nurse to join our amazing and supportive team in our Brighton Hospital. This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking business and benefit from our fantastic comprehensive benefits package, along with fully funded training and development programs.
Company Overview
Optegra Eye Healthcare has been proudly recognised as one of 115 Best Big Places to Work 2025 as awarded by the Sunday Times. We are committed to creating an exceptional working environment where our people thrive. Join us and be part of a team that values your growth, wellbeing, and contribution every step of the way.
Benefits
As part of the Optegra Team, you’ll have access to brilliant pay and benefits, including
- Generous salary which is reviewed annually. This role pays up to £49,680 per annum dependent on experience
- Generous matched pension contributions
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Private Healthcare, 24/7 GP appointments, physio and counselling for your wellbeing
- Free laser eye treatment for you and 20% discount for friends and family
- Learning and development which supports you to be the best you can be and progress on your career path
- Access to thousands of discounts from all the big (and plenty of small) names on the high street, including retail, supermarkets, travel and hospitality to help your money go further
- SMART working - because we believe in work life balance
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The Role
Provide senior scrub experience to the day to day running of the ophthalmic theatre to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient flow of the theatre pathway. The post holder will provide excellent care to all patients, with specific responsibility for theatres and the patient flow through the department, in line with departmental policies, practice standards, regulation and governance to provide high quality, cost effective care that puts the patient first at all times. There is an on-call commitment associated with this role
What You’ll Need
- Be a Registered General Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner
- Have a current NMC/ODP registration with no restrictions
- Previous experience in theatre, minimum of five years
- Proven track record of mentoring theatre team nurses, Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) and support workers (HCT’s)
- Experience and ability to provide direction and highly visible professional leadership for all staff in the operating theatre including support for the management team for appraisals, rotas, development, retention, and recruitment
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You’ll see and feel the Optegra difference when you walk through the door - and you’ll have every opportunity to really make a difference. Take a look at our history and vision by clicking the following link: https://www.optegra.com/optegra-story/
Optegra is proud to be an inclusive business where you can enjoy the career you want, without changing the person you are. We’re welcoming to all, working together as a supportive team, respecting the uniqueness of every individual we work with.
Closing date: Please get your application to us as soon as possible. We may close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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